Cherry Ventures is an early-stage, pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, with offices in London and Stockholm. It backs founders across Europe from pre-seed through Series A, investing in sectors including AI, climate tech, fintech, and consumer.
Average disclosed round size is $38.0M (across 139 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
135
Fund Size
$500M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
19
Team
Filip Dames
Founding Partner
Lutz Finger
Venture Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
229 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Planet A Foods | Series A | $15.4M | Sep 2026 |
| TThe Exploration Company (TEC) | Series C | $450M | Sep 2026 |
 Cortea | Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
 Structured AI | Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
 Alta Ares | Seed | — | Jun 2026 |
| RRiplo | Pre-Seed | $2.8M | Mar 2026 |
 Dash0 | Growth | — | Mar 2026 |
 Manifold Security | Seed | $8M | Mar 2026 |
 Vertical Compute | Series B | — | Mar 2026 |
 Plato | Seed | $14.5M | Feb 2026 |
 Sphinx | Seed | $7.1M | Feb 2026 |
 Heywa Labs | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 TWAICE | Seed | — | Feb 2026 |
 Bits | Series A | — | Feb 2026 |
 Proxima | Unknown | — | Jan 2026 |
 PROXIMA FUSION GMBH | Seed | — | Jan 2026 |
 Ben | Series B | — | Dec 2025 |
 BFL | Series B | $300M | Dec 2025 |
| Dash0 | Series A | — | Oct 2025 |
 Lunos AI | Pre-Seed | $5M | Sep 2025 |
 Light | Series A | $30M | Sep 2025 |
 Light | Series A | $30M | Sep 2025 |
| Sphinx | Seed | $9.5M | Sep 2025 |
 Q.ANT | Series A | — | Jul 2025 |
| KKiku | Seed | — | Jul 2025 |
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Top Co-Investors
Y Combinator18 shared
Northzone16 shared
Balderton Capital15 shared
UVC Partners14 shared
TriplePoint Capital13 shared
Atomico13 shared
Felix Capital13 shared
Seedcamp11 shared
Founders Fund10 shared
Speedinvest9 shared
Spark Capital9 shared
Plural Platform9 shared
Bayern Kapital9 shared
EQT Ventures9 shared
General Catalyst8 shared
Headline8 shared
Lightspeed Venture Partners8 shared
Omnes Capital8 shared
FinTech Collective8 shared
Redalpine7 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026